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The Toy Library Limited

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1117739NottinghamEducation and training
Income£840k2025-03-31
Spending£768ksame year
Spent / received91%5-year average
Size in its cause93rd pctEducation and training
Registered2007Charitable company
Employees38latest return

Analysis

The Toy Library Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Nottingham. It was registered in January 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05687000). It says it provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Toy Library Limited reported income of £840k and spending of £768k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £804k to £840k (+4.5%), an average of +1.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Toy Library Limited sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Elite Supported Employment Agency Limited (£839k), Youth Focus North West Ltd (£841k) and Woolf Institute (£835k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 95%, donations and legacies 2.6% and investments 2.1%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £274k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 38 people.

Income and spending

£0£228k£457k£685k£914k2021 Income: £804,3802021 Spending: £789,56620212022 Income: £837,4952022 Spending: £717,02620222023 Income: £913,9252023 Spending: £812,07420232024 Income: £911,0082024 Spending: £851,94120242025 Income: £840,2022025 Spending: £768,0942025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

  • Donations 2.6%
  • Charitable activities 95%
  • Investments 2.1%

In the charity's own words

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN BY THE PROVISION CHILDCARE AND PLAY RELATED SERVICES AND EQUIPMENT AND EDUCATING PARENTS AS TO THE IMPORTANCE OF PLAY.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
Elite Supported Employment Agency LimitedLlantrisant£839k
Youth Focus North West LtdSt Helens£841k
Woolf InstituteCambridge£835k
Chadsgrove Educational TrustWorcestershire£841k